Smoking Cessation
If you smoke, giving up
is probably the greatest single step you can
take to improve your health. In the UK,
approximately 10 million adults (about a
quarter of the population) smoke cigarettes.
25% of men in the UK are smokers compared
with 23% of women.
Smoking is one of the
biggest causes of death and illness in the
UK. Every year, around 114,000 smokers die
from smoking-related diseases, such as heart
disease and lung cancer. About 70% of
smokers say that they want to stop smoking,
but most believe they are unable to.
However, around half of all smokers
eventually manage to give up.
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Who for: Anyone
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Referral: self
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Cost: may incur
prescription charges
Contacts
Website:
http://www.ash.org.uk/ash_vfdp5x10.htm
Telephone: 0800 002 200
